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Here you will find a wealth of tomato information including step-by-step guides to starting, transplanting, growing, troubleshooting, harvesting, varietal resources and more.
The tomato, like its relative the potato, has its origin in South America. It was domesticated in Mexico and its name is derived from the Aztec "tomatl".
Spanish explorers introduced the tomato to Europe in the 1600's where it was embraced by Spaniards and Italians. Northern Europeans suspected the "wolf peach" was poisonous and only grew it for decoration, though some felt it was an aphrodisiac and began calling it the "love apple".
The tomato arrived in America in the late 1700's along with all of the myth surrounding it. Adventuresome gardeners, like Thomas Jefferson, helped it gain popularity. By 1835, tomatoes were widely consumed.
Though botanically a fruit, in 1893 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the tomato was a vegetable (NIX v. HEDDEN, 149 U.S. 304). The import tax placed on vegetables (but not fruits) protected U.S. tomato growers from international markets. Fruit or vegetable, plant breeders have been changing the tomato ever since. Thousands of varieties have been developed to improve quality and disease resistance, and to offer the consumer a wealth of sizes, colors and flavors to enjoy - 88 pounds per person each year in the U.S. alone.
This site is dedicated to the devotees of America's favorite "vegetable", the tomato!
Good growing!
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Below you will find in-depth articles that provide everything you need to know for growing great tomatoes.
Step-by-Step
Choosing
Tomato Varieties
Starting
Tomatoes from Seed
Repotting
Tomato Seedlings
Hardening
Off Tomato Transplants
Transplanting
Tomatoes
Trench
vs Vertical Planting
Trellising
and Training Tomatoes
Mulching
Tomatoes
Fertilizing
Tomatoes
Watering
Tomatoes
Ripening
and Harvesting Tomatoes
Insect
Pests of Tomatoes
Tomato
Diseases
Features
The
Great Tomato Race
When
Good Tomatoes Go Bad: Fruit Problems
Cool
Tomatoes for Hot Summers
Ten
Steps to Giant Tomatoes
Container
Tomatoes
Here are some suggestions for enjoying your harvest!
Basic
Tomato Sauce
Tomato
Apple Chutney
Spicy
Tomato Ketchup
Stuffed
Tomatoes
Scalloped
Tomatoes
Tomato
Bread
Spanish
Rice Casserole
Gazpacho
Quick
Chicken Cacciatore
Sensational
Tomato Quiche
Featured below are answers to real questions submitted to our regional gardening experts.
Getting Started
Soil for Raised Beds
Spacing In A Small Vegetable Garden
Treated
Wood for Vegetable Beds?
Light Requirements for Tomatoes
The Best Tomato
Growing Tomatoes
Planting
Starting Tomato Seeds
Hardening Off Tomato Seedlings
Use Of Red Mulch
Containers for Herbs and Tomatoes
Spacing Tomato Plants
Transplanting Tomatoes Outdoors
Troubleshooting
Caterpillars on Tomatoes
Leaves On Tomato Plants Turn White
Preventing Fungal Diseases On Tomatoes
Tomatoes That Split
No Red Tomatoes
Tomato Flowers Not Blooming
Dealing With Tomato Hornworms
Very
Oddly Shaped Tomatoes
Overloaded
Tomatoes
Cross Polination of Yellow and Italian Tomatoes
Tomato Blossoms Falling Off
Tomato Late Blight
Tomato Black Spot
Other
Suckering Tomato Plants
Black Tomatoes
Volunteer Tomato Plants
Green Zebra Tomatoes
Longevity Of Tomato Plant
Toma Verde Tomato
Saving Tomato Seeds
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